pounds and 13 feet long. look at that. mary ellen marachristian went out on a south carolina lake hunting for alligators. boy did she find one. somehow she fought the gator and actually won. in an early show exclusive she joins us along with her husband mark. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> i've got to ask you how in the world did you hook this gator, over a thousand pounds? >> well, i had help. we went on a blacks' camp and we were in a boat and what you do on an alligator hunt is first your initial strike on the alligator is with a fishing pole and it has very heavy braided line on it with like about 100 test -- >> it grabbed onto that and then you are fighting with it. and what happens next? >> um, well, we stuck him with a harpoon. >> goodness. >> we had two lines on him, got him with a harpoon. >> you had no idea how big this thing was, correct? >> oh, no, no. kevin davis, who was with us, he thought it was probably a ten-foot gator, which was what we were hoping for. so, i had no idea it was that big. >> and how did you get him on the boat? >> we didn't get him on the boa

directions, and that's all i have now, thanks. [applause] >> thank you ellen, as you can all tell, we have a wealth of knowledge on stage and now is your time to ask questions of our panelists. >> i would like to know, what degree of cross discipline fertilization to take place between the planning department and public works department and redevelopment agency in planning a project. and for example, and 6th street cordar -- corridor and when the project was finished, it didn't address the pedestrians of that area. and i would like to make sure that those issues are addressed. and if you can share some information with me how you interface with those agencies, i would deeply appreciate it today. >> that's an interesting question, and i think when we started the better's street program, a year ago, we were pretty green about the difficults of the coordination between the different agencies. and in the year or so we have worked on the better streets plans and we are coordinating that work. and you will see that better streets plan is an integrated plan for a number of agencies. and see

south carolina. bill: she found a job, didn't she? mary ellen christian captured and killed a 1000-pound alligator, hooking the gator and fighting for at least two hours before taking it down. martha: look at that thing! look at its hands! mary ellen joins us now. good to have you here. this guy is huge, and you are not that big a woman! how did you do this? >> well, i had some help, martha. we were on a boat, and we went out of black's camp and we had spinning rods set up with heavy line and snatch hooks cast out to the animal and the initial contact was that snatch hook. once we had a couple of hooks in him, we were able to get a har poon in him and get him to the boat. it wasn't that easy. martha: so some have been watching football, hanging out on the weekends. that's what i did! you're a hunter. i mean, you brought in bobcats and what else? this is one of your biggest trophies, right? >> yes. yep, i saw the -- i got a moose but he wasn't that big. we went down to south carolina to hunt alligator. i had a permit, and my husband and i went down and we stayed at black's camp, and we ha

her to superstardom, "i dream to dream." >>> ellen degeneres could very well become a star maker. she signed another young singer to her recording label. degeneres launched the label 1111 by signing 12-year-old gracen chance after his performance on youtube went viral. >>> jennifer hudson accomplishes a goal. the singer and oscar winner has lost another 20 pounds. the weight watchers spokeswoman says she feels great. she went from a size 16 to a 6. however, hudson says health, not size, was what matters most. >>> good morning. 5:26. rain that came in yesterday a little earlier than expected and might have impacted your afternoon activities. i apologize for that. we actually improve in the tradeoff. strong winds building out there, but that should help to dry things out as we are looking for temperatures that should build their way back up into the 80s this afternoon. skies will range through more sun this morning and mixing in for clouds especially through the afternoon. into tonight, mostly sunny. clouds make a return but we're back into the low 80s on sunday. temperatures will

, she was on well len yesterday with lady gaga and ellen offered a responsible alternative to a meat dress. >> it has many interpretations. but for me this evening is if we don't stand up for what we believe in, if we don't fight for our rights, pretty soon, we're going to have as much right as the meat on our bones. >> i have a suggestion -- this is just a suggestion. the next time you want to pose in a bikini somewhere -- >> that's fabulous! oh, it's kale. it's kale. >> a kale bikini. apparently, a type of lettuce. and pita not happy with joe biden. why? he was on colbert showing hot dogs to the troops. they're mad at joe biden. >> come on! >> they say, these men and women have seen enough violence, so the nicest thing they can do is spare them from animals -- that is a delicious vegan food. >> they don't like wieners either? >> they don't! they don't. pita you can't win with peta. >>> still ahead on "way too early" while you're awake. and "morning joe" just minutes away. dancing there? flying there? how about eating soup to get there? delicious campbell's soups fill you with good

ellen degeneres on "american idol." "showbiz tonight" is live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on hlm, and we're still tv's most provocative entertainment news and tv show at 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. pacific. >> now becoming smart about what's happening internationally. it's happening here in the u.s., the u.n. general assembly and of course ahmadinejad causing some controversy there. >> as always. >> yeah. >> the u.n. general assembly is going to meet this week and flocks of world leaders will be there and the focus of this world meeting will be on poverty and health and education of developing countries. now, world leaders will take the podium thursday, and we can expect ahmadinejad to be making some comments that we will be watching closely. >> okay. we'll get you to hold that. having a little bit of trouble hearing you here. let's go to munich and talk about oktoberfest coming up. >> oktoberfest, the legendary beer festival kicks off its 200-year an versery, and what we're going to expect is the mayor of munich, this is on tuesday, at noon. he'll tap the first keg of beer and for almost a little

will perform at the orleans hotel in las vegas. we'll be right back. hi, ellen! we're going on a field trip to china! wow. [ chuckles ] when i was a kid, we -- we would just go to the -- the farm. [ cow moos ] [ laughter ] no, seriously, where are you guys going? ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. in 2008 i quit venture capital to follow my passion for food. i saw a gap in the market for a fresh culinary brand and launched behindtheburner.com. we create and broadcast content and then distribute it across tv, the web, and via mobile. i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. (announcer) everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. >> i'm don lemon in atlanta. it is really coming down in

have a dynamic leader in president ellen johnson surly. her commitment to liberia, the experience she's gone through in becoming president and convincing me and convincing a lot of business people that liberia is open for business, that the government is folk cushioned on contractual rights, is focused on prohibiting any form of bribery or corruption, and as i said, liberia has ridge mineral rue sours, fishing opportunity and tourist opportunity. i can't imagine in any scenario that the liberian people will return to any form of the civil war that crippled liberia for 15 to 20 years. >> you attend the bic congressional black caucus weekend and when you talk to leaders about subsaharan africa and specifically liberia, what reaction do you get? >> most of the members have been committed to africa for a long time and they took the lead in ending apartheid in south africa and they have seen what happened in ghana with political stability and they look at liberia because of the number of liberians who live in the united states. there's a huge population living here, some 15,000 in atla

a teenager shot a kill last night in hyattsville. his name is ellen alexis ramirez. he is 17 years old. police say they found him suffering from a gunshot wound around 8:00 last night in the 2600 block of nickelson street. ramirez was taken to a hospital where he later died. whoer shotim is still on the loose. >>> the man known as the serial stabber will soon be charged with murder. on monday, prosecutors in flint, ichigan, plan to announce new charges against him. five men in the flint area were kill. nine others were injured in the series of stabbings earlier this year. so far, he has been only charged with assault with intent to murder. he is also the suspect in two stabbings and another sabbing case in ohio. >> the policen fairfax and in loudoun counties in virginia believe a series of robbies in those two areas may be connected. surveillance cameras captured the suspect. he is wanted in robberies at three salons, a fast food restaurant and a convenience store. three of the robberies were at hair cuttery salons including this one. in each instance, the suspect pl a knife and to

are bringing in plenty of goods, food, water, clothing. but ellen, you're saying the red cross really can't handle all those goods, right? >> that's correct. the red cross really tries to give people immediate needs, meet their immediate needs. and that we do throughputting them up in hotels, purchasing food, clothing, things like that. but we can't take random quantities of these items. so unless you are a major corporation with huge pallets of water to give us, we can't accept water donations. really we're looking for financial donations because then we can put them to the best use. >>> i know the red cross would prefer a generic financial donation. but a lot of folks locally are saying if i donate, i want it to go directly to the san bruno victims. you call them clients, right? >> they are clients, but victimized by this experience. it's a terrible experience, and our hearts go out to them, of course. >> absolutely. so now, if i wanted to give money and make sure it goes to these folks, can i ear mark my donation, saying in care of the san bruno fire? >> you could always do

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your "american idol" fans. gone are simon, ellen, and cara. simon cowell and ellen degeneres quit. car ka was not invited back. in their place, j.lo, jennifer lopez, steven is steven tyler, lead singer for aerosmith whom we featured a few weeks ago on the show. those are the two we heard most about. they will join randy jackson. there she is. where's tyler? is he there? are we going to see him? trust me, those are your new judges on "american idol." it's a new hour. >>> a start ling new study says extra bucks don't translate into motivation or smarter students. that's going to be an interesting one for us to delve into. >>> plus he leads one of the ggest churches in america. he's been invited to the white house. now a georgia pastor is facing gligss that could forever tarnish his image and topple what he's built. >>> also, she would be the first woman in america to be executed. exerted say she's borderline mentally retarded. >>> an overhaul had contemplated, debated, attempted, didn't work. this president did it. was signed into law by president obama six months ago. today you may have

pushed for during the mva's and yesterday on ellen. >> and you spent five years in the military before being discharged, correct. >> correct. >> and if you had to summarize this fight and now picked up by lady gaga, what is important about the repeal to you? >> i wanted to serve my country and i was great at it and it's unfair to judge me based on sexual orientation. >> she may have trumped you in the outfit department, don't you think? >> yes. i only wore one outfit and she had many different ones. >> and what was your favorite part over the weekend? >> i think the overall experience i would rate it as a 5 on a level of 5 and the best was when we were in the limo and got to talk to her but she was nervous and so we were and she said follow me and we'll get this done. >> and is this a relationship that will continue in pursuit of this fight now? >> i think so. >> thanks for coming in here. i know you just got back into town from las vegas. best wishes as the campaign continues, david hall. thank you so much. >>> most of the daytime shows here on fox 5 are kicking off new seasons this w

marry ellen captured and killed this ail gator in south carolina. she fought the beast for two hours before taking it down. having grown up in florida and seen many large gators i'm guessing there might have been a gun involved at some point. not sure you could do that with

-free at the moment. >> thank you, jerry. today on nbc 4 ellen is talking prime time tv and she has one of the >>> so the winner, and australia's next top model for 2010 is -- it's you, kelsey. >> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, september 29, 2010. that was thecene during the live finale of australia's next top model as the winner was declared and celebration ensued. just o problem, the host said the wrong name. i'm meredith viera alongside matt lauer. we want to kno what she was thinking when she made that mistake, if it was a mistake, but some are saying that was all planneto generate publicity. >> we have all made mistakes on live tv, the moment feels like it's lasts an eternity. unfortunately, thaone actually does last an eternity. that's a long one, but it's a terrible feeling. >> the young woman who thought she won was incredibly gracious. >>did you know that americans generate enough trash each year that it would cover the state of texas twice? what happens to it after it's picked up >>> and some money saving tips from america's cheapest family, they're going to join us t

. ellen degenerous kept her distance. she's a vegan and presented her with a veggie bikini and skirt. >> how's that? >> reporter: in the past, the bacon bra had a moment of flame on flicker, and contestants on "america's next top model" had to wear meat. >> i have to wear beef panties. >> reporter: gaga wore meat once before on the cover of japanese vogue but which pieces did she wear? they think it was brisket or flank steak. >> you see resemblance to the outfit. >> reporter: and then there's that hat. you think that's flank steak? >> looks like it. >> reporter: the meat wasn't dripping but her eyes were as she belted out her new song. ♪ because god makes no mistakes ♪ >> reporter: but he does make steak. we were thinking this is the first dress would you have to refrigerate. >>> tony harris, you hungry? what are you having for dinner? >> a little gaga rare. do you tenderize that? what do you do with that? >> you lightly fry it. >> have a great day. live from studio 7 at cnn world headquarters, the big stories for tuesday, september 14th, back to school clothes shoppers making a

accident down to the shoulder. >> coming up todayed on nbc 4, an all new "ellen." that's this afrnoon at 3:00 right here on nbc 4. now back to the "today" sh >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 28th day of september, 2010. you know we need to give gold stars to all these people out there who have been standing out there for a couple of hours in the rain and drizzle. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lar, alongside meredith viera. we'll have new details on a father's desperate attempts to bring his young sons home after they were take on the egypt by his ex-wife. come listen bauer just returned from egypt where he actually saw his sons for the first time in more than a year, but it was not the happy reunion he was hoping for. >>> also ahead, a new infestation that will make your skin crawl, bed bugs are not the only critter to worry about. stink bugs are now invading homes and ruining crops. what you should do if you spot one in your home. >>> education nation, al goes back to elementary school to find out what one schools doing to keep kids from falling through the cracks. >>> and we begin t

another war. so he found him a wife. she was a very different character than alum what some -- ellen watson. it was like a switch flipped. there was a very quick reversal in his emotional state that was stabilized. that is an example of a brief interlude three we can think about these things as happening to all of us in our lives in unpredictable ways. some of us may have more genetic risks for certain outcomes including depression and others for it is important to think about the characteristics that make certain leaders better suited for certain challenges and not as suited for the challenges. i would like to go back to talk about the upside. it is not just the downside that somebody can get cancer or get depressed, but it may be that there are characteristics that make people more effective leaders in one way or another. that they are more charismatic, that they have more resilience, that they are likely to live longer or less likely to be an alcoholic or more likely to have more intelligence. it can have an impact on their ability and their skill as individual leaders. if that is

, look who's here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how you doing? great. come on in. would you like to see our new police department? yeah, all right. this way. and here it is. completely networked. so, anything happening, suz? she's all good. oh, my gosh. is that my car? [ whirring ] [ female announcer ] the new community. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >>> well, the topic of underaged girls for sale is being talk about right now on capitol hill. online child sex trafficking. that's the focus of a hearing that is underway. representative from craigslist expected to be among those to temperature. seeing a live picture of the house judiciary committee as this gets underway. the online site craigslist expected to be there. they recently shut down their adult sites. selling young girls for sex. on this story for us and monitoring the hearing for us and also talked to a woman whose 12-year-old daughter fell victim to online sex trafficking. >> reporter: where are we headed right now? >> we're going upstairs to her bedroom. she's a normal 12-year-old. hannah montana

cowell, ellen degeneres, and karla diogiardi. wolf blitzer is busy with politics and could not accept the job. >> fun assignment but not equ qualifie qualified. >> people don't know the dance moves and chops you have. >> i do like music, though. >> you do. >>> a major leap of faith for the religious community. why churches are now teaming one the new united neighs. details. >>> and donald trump, revealing new details about the next season of his hit show, "the apprenti apprentice" giving new meaning to the concept of reality tv. more of my big interview with donald trump coming up. high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in adults but has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. lovaza starts with omega-3 fish oil that's then purified and concentrated. it's the only omega-3 medication that's fda-approved. you can't get it at a health food store. lovaza isn't right for everyone. tell your doctor if you're aller

we saw in west virginia, ellen mollohan was defeated in the primary, alverio ran on tea party principle, smaller government and fiscal restraint. so we are starting to see that shift that's that is going to correct on the democratic side. jenna: does that mean the tea party is about backing republicans? >> no, and to go with matt's earlier point that we just haven't been able to find democrats at the national level, and i would also caution that there are democrats out there, running as false conservatives, because their first goal as a politician is to get reelected and that's what we have to be careful of i think at the state level an certainly in new york and in the new york metro, we have many democrats who align with our principles, but if they want to run, their party will not let them identify with the tea party. jenna: david, let me stay with you for a second, because there's a lot that's been said about the tea party and who makes it up. in fact, colleen from madison, alabama, wrote us and asked who are the faces of this tea party revolution? now, you know, as well as

ellen captured and killed a 13 foot alligator in south carolina. hooking the monster with a fishing pole and fought the beast two hours, and took it down. >> eric: back now, "sunday house call" and your host, dr. isadore rosenfeld, there is more and more research done on alzheimer's disease. and, now there is new information about how it could have a connection to memory loss, that most people associate with normal aging. what does the study show, doctor. >> you're right, those of us who are getting older find that our memory is not what it used to be, we don't know where we put the car keys or put our glasses, we have trouble remembering somebody's name, and, this is thought to be due to normal aging. and, there is nothing -- has nothing to do with alzheimer's and the vast majority of people who have these memory lapses, so-called senior moments, do not in fact go on to develop alzheimer's. but, recent research shows that if you do have these memory symptoms, you in fact have -- are beginning to have the changes that occur in the brain in alzheimer's. now, if these changes continue

train bridge in new york. ♪ well, look who's here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how you doing? great. come on in. would you like to see our new police department? yeah, all right. this way. and here it is. completely networked. so, anything happening, suz? she's all good. oh, my gosh. is that my car? [ whirring ] [ female announcer ] the new community. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. cafferty file". >> do you think your health care costs are going to rise under president obama's new health care law? they've already begun to in some places. chuck writes, it's sure looking that way. this is what happens when you only do a job halfway. republicans should have put their country ahead of themselves and allowed this bill to pass as intended. democrats forcing this bill through should have gone the full nine yards or not done it at all. thanks a lot, guy. your bickering comes back to hurt all of us. jorge writes i don't know if you're being disingenuous or not, but none of the health reform law takes effect until 2014, which was a mistake in its own right. all

struck me was not seeing gaga dressed like that, because we're used to that, but how uncomfortable ellen degeneres was being the first presenter after what had happened at the beginning of the show. am i wrong? >> she's a vegan. she's a vegan. she knew what was coming up with gaga. i think that made her uncomfortable too. >> she had already called her to task for that and presented her with a vegan bikini and said if you want to make a statement -- >> that would have been interesting if she war a vegetable bikini. >> kanye and taylor, there was a lot about them outdoing themselves and it was so spontaneous the first time around. >> it happened last night and it surprised us all. it was organic to the night. when you try to plan and how to get back, it is not good. >> it got overhyped. didn't you feel it was like a -- it went on and on and on. her song went on and on and on. >> it was perfect typecasting too. he was dressed all in red, looked like the devil, the language was -- >> can't find a clip. >> we had to bleep him out throughout the whole song. >> it was an amazing number, though.

year, losing 5 million viewers and a whole lot of steam. critics say ellen was simply too nice. >> it was crazy, i think, in a bad way. >> reporter: and without paula's unpredictabili unpredictability. >> i wanted to squish you, squeeze your head off. dangle you from my rear-view mirror. >> reporter: even simon's sharp tongue couldn't save them. now, randy jackson is the only judge left. and "idol" producers are reportedly talking to everyone from elton john, to jennifer lopez, to steven tyler. tmz's camera caught up with the aerosmith frontman. >> they haven't called me yet. >> reporter: critics say that now could save the show. >> we need someone to ignite that studio with something incendiary to say. >> did you think you could become the "american idol"? >> yes, sir. >> you're deaf. >> reporter: idle chatter doesn't cut it. for "good morning america," sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >>> when we come back, the curse of the flying fish. what will it take to finally give them the hook? [ girl ] bye mom! bye sweetie! you'll do great. [ laughs ] this is it! [ all ] 10...9...8

that simon cowell and ellen degeneres have left. >> so is she going to be the mean one now that powell is gone? probably not. she seems like a nice person. >> she does, but what i say is jenny's leave fg the block heading to "american idol" which means, anderson, you're going to have to wait longer for her next musical offering. thank the lord. >> miss paula abdul, i miss the weeping, the rambling, the incoherence, i miss it all. >> the slightly glazed look, whatever your name is. great performance. >> not even sure who was performing. i love it. >> stick with j. lo. i'll get you through this. >> back to the late primary results next, also tonight getting closer, big day in the big bid to rescue the trapped miners in chile. ice 1) we've detected an anomaly... (voice 2) how bad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 3) isolate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. ♪ >>> really interesting night of politics here, we're covering throughout this hour and into the next hour th

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